Hypnocatrice

Hypnocatrice is a Bird Wyvern introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier Season 1.0.

Physiology

Hypnocatrice is a medium-sized Bird Wyvern covered in bright, colorful feathers. It has extremely powerful legs with large feet, and a hard, sharp beak. Despite its feathered appearance, Hypnocatrice flies using pterosaur or bat-like membraned wings, leaving its feather arrangements strictly for display purposes. It possesses a sleep sac, which allows it to produce a colorless mist that can cause attackers to fall unconscious.

Abilities

It is equipped with a sleeping sac that can put hunters and other monsters to sleep. Its strong legs allow it to deliver powerful kicks, and its small size and light weight allow it to move with speed and agility during battle.

Behavior

Hypnocatrice is not particularly aggressive or territorial, but will stand its ground if threatened.

Habitat

Hypnocatrice are typically found in lush environments such as the Great Forest or Jungle, but have also been encountered in desolate environments such as the Desert.

Game Appearances

Main Series

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

Frontier

Spin-offs

Monster Hunter Online

Other Non-Subspecies Forms

Hard Core (HC) Hypnocatrice

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HC Hypnocatrice appears similar to a normal Hypnocatrice. The normal orange coloured feathers are now a warm pink color, with its back feathers featuring a small yellow tint. Its wings also have more of a pink colour in them, which it will use to create much stronger winds than a normal Hypnocatrice.

Zenith Hypnocatrice

Main Article: Zenith Hypnocatrice

A Zenith Species of Hypnocatrice first appearing in Monster Hunter Frontier Z.

Breeding Season Hypnocatrice

Main Article: Breeding Season Hypnocatrice

A Variant of Hypnocatrice introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier Season 1.0.

Gold Hypnocatrice

Main Article: Gold Hypnocatrice

A Lone Species of Hypnocatrice first appearing in Monster Hunter Online.

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
	A rust-colored bird wyvern with beautiful tail feathers found mainly in forests. A highly pacifistic wyvern by nature, it breathes sleeping gas on its enemies and prey alike. Its strong, developed legs pack a serious punch, so be careful!
Monster Hunter Frontier G
	(?)
Monster Hunter Online
	(?) Threat Level (危険度): !!!

Notes

General Notes

The name most likely came from Hypnos, the personification of sleep in Greek myth, and cockatrice, which in heraldry is depicted as a rooster-headed wyvern.
Alongside Lavasioth, Hypnocatrice is one of the only two monsters that debuted in Monster Hunter Frontier and later introduced to the main series.
- While it is true that both Hypnocatrice and Lavasioth debuted in Monster Hunter Frontier Season 1.0, they were already planned for the main line games for quite some time.
- In the end, both teams ended up working on the concepts together for the releases of Frontier Season 1.0 and Freedom Unite respectively.
- Both monsters' original concepts can be found in the Generation 1 art books.
There are minor visual differences between Hypnocatrice in Monster Hunter Frontier and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite:
- In Freedom Unite, its back feathers are rainbow-colored, whereas in Frontier, they are a solid orange.
- This is most likely due to the fact that the Frontier Hypnocatrice was built using a different engine and had to be re-modeled from scratch for Freedom Unite. The addition of rainbow feathers was most likely a retrospective design decision by the character artists at Capcom.
- In Frontier, Hypnocatrice does not have the jump kick attack, but instead has an upward sleep gas attack that it does not have in MHFU.
When enraged, Hypnocatrice's tail feathers will stand up more prominently, unless near death, when they lie flat.

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

Hypnocatrice's beak can be broken.

Hypnocatrice was the target in the easiest quest of the PSN demo.

Monster Hunter Frontier

Hypnocatrice's beak can be broken.

They can be found in the Desert.

There is a Hypnocatrice that can create large sleep-gas bubbles in the air that will slowly fall and anyone that is caught in them will be put to sleep.

Monster Hunter Online

This monster is unlocked at Level 20.

Hypnocatrice's beak and tail feathers can be broken.

Nearly harmless while flashed, staying close to the monster creates large opportunities to deal damage.

▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (edit)
Herbivore	Anteka Aptonoth Apceros Kelbi Mosswine Popo
Fanged Beast	Blango Bullfango Conga Blangonga Copper Blangonga Bulldrome Congalala Emerald Congalala Rajang Furious Rajang
Lynian	Felyne Melynx Shakalaka King Shakalaka
Neopteron	Great Thunderbug Hornetaur Vespoid Vespoid Queen
Carapaceon	Hermitaur Ceanataur Daimyo Hermitaur Plum Daimyo Hermitaur Shen Gaoren Shogun Ceanataur Terra Shogun Ceanataur
Bird Wyvern	Genprey Giaprey Ioprey Velociprey Gendrome Giadrome Gypceros Purple Gypceros Hypnocatrice Iodrome Yian Garuga Yian Kut-Ku Blue Yian Kut-Ku Velocidrome
Piscine Wyvern	Cephalos Cephadrome Lavasioth Plesioth Green Plesioth
Snake Wyvern	Remobra
Flying Wyvern	Akantor Basarios Diablos Black Diablos Gravios Black Gravios Khezu Red Khezu Monoblos White Monoblos Nargacuga Rathalos Azure Rathalos Silver Rathalos Rathian Pink Rathian Gold Rathian Tigrex Ukanlos
Elder Dragon	Chameleos Fatalis Crimson Fatalis White Fatalis Kirin Kushala Daora Rusted Kushala Daora Lao-Shan Lung Ashen Lao-Shan Lung Lunastra Teostra Yama Tsukami

▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Frontier (edit)
Herbivore	Anteka Apceros Aptonoth Burukku Erupe Kelbi Mosswine Popo
Fanged Beast	Bullfango Blango Conga Bulldrome Blangonga Zenith Blangonga Congalala Gogomoa Kamu Orugaron Midogaron Zenith Midogaron Lolo Gougarf Ray Gougarf Nono Orugaron Rajang Voljang
Lynian	Felyne Melynx Shakalaka Uruki King Shakalaka
Neopteron	Great Thunderbug Hornetaur Vespoid
Carapaceon	Ceanataur Hermitaur Kusubami Akura Vashimu Zenith Akura Vashimu Akura Jebia Daimyo Hermitaur Zenith Daimyo Hermitaur Shen Gaoren Shogun Ceanataur Taikun Zamuza Zenith Taikun Zamuza
Bird Wyvern	Genprey Giaprey Ioprey Velociprey Farunokku Forokururu Gendrome Gypceros Purple Gypceros Hypnocatrice Zenith Hypnocatrice Breeding Season Hypnocatrice Silver Hypnocatrice Iodrome Toridcless Zenith Toridcless Velocidrome Yian Garuga Yian Kut-Ku Blue Yian Kut-Ku
Brute Wyvern	Abiorugu Giaorugu Zenith Giaorugu Brachydios Deviljho Savage Deviljho Starving Deviljho Gasurabazura Zenith Gasurabazura Uragaan
Piscine Wyvern	Cephalos Aruganosu Cephadrome Goruganosu Lavasioth Lavasioth Subspecies Plesioth Zenith Plesioth Green Plesioth
Leviathan	Pokara Baruragaru Zenith Baruragaru Kuarusepusu Pokaradon
Snake Wyvern	Remobra
Fanged Wyvern	Zinogre Howling Zinogre Stygian Zinogre
Flying Wyvern	Egyurasu Akantor Anorupatisu Zenith Anorupatisu Barioth Basarios Berukyurosu Bogabadorumu Bombardier Bogabadorumu Doragyurosu Zenith Doragyurosu Dyuragaua Diablos Black Diablos Diorekkusu Espinas Zenith Espinas Espinas Subspecies Espinas Rare Species Gravios Zenith Gravios Black Gravios Gurenzeburu Gureadomosu Hyujikiki Zenith Hyujikiki Khezu Zenith Khezu Red Khezu Meraginasu Mi Ru Mysterious Mi Ru Monoblos White Monoblos Nargacuga Blinking Nargacuga Odibatorasu Pariapuria Thirsty Pariapuria Poborubarumu Rathalos Zenith Rathalos Azure Rathalos Silver Rathalos Rathian Pink Rathian Gold Rathian Tigrex Zenith Tigrex Unknown (Black Flying Wyvern) Varusaburosu Zenaserisu Zerureusu Sparkling Zerureusu
Elder Dragon	Amatsu Chameleos Disufiroa Eruzerion Burning Freezing Eruzerion Fatalis Crimson Fatalis White Fatalis Garuba Daora Guanzorumu Ruler Guanzorumu Harudomerugu Zenith Harudomerugu Inagami Zenith Inagami Keoaruboru Kirin Kushala Daora Rusted Kushala Daora Lao-Shan Lung Ashen Lao-Shan Lung Lunastra Rukodiora Zenith Rukodiora Rebidiora Shantien Teostra Toa Tesukatora Yama Kurai Yama Tsukami
???	Gore Magala
Unclassified	Duremudira Arrogant Duremudira Laviente Violent Laviente Berserk Laviente